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Kevin Retzke
@kmr.me
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I do computer stuff to keep scientists sciencing. Sometimes I take photos and video of stuff. Occasionally I think about stuff, mostly while cycling. Sometimes I remember to post stuff when I get home.
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It was also just a question on Jeopardy a couple days ago. Don’t be a dumb: watch Jeopardy, learn random facts, post better.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
Every current or former Chicagoan is saying, “It’s the MAGNIFICENT Mile, dummy.” 🤡
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores

You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
kmr.me
the changing of the seasons
A black and white photo of a lone tree, almost bare on one side
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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🗣️ Join the rally to support and promote pedestrian safety in Indy - gathering to call on the City of Indianapolis and the Department of Public Works to take significantly stronger and more rapid action to solve Indianapolis' ongoing pedestrian and bicyclist safety crisis.

#Indianapolis #HoosierSky
A flyer announcing a Safe Streets Protest — Rally to support & promote pedestrian safety in Indy. Sunday, November 23rd, 2025. 1-3PM. Corner of College Ave & Mass Ave. A flyer announcing a Safe Streets Protest. What: Rally to support & promote pedestrian safety in Indy. When: Sunday, November 23rd, 2025. 1-3PM. Where: Corner of College Ave & Mass Ave.
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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the first early snow of the year collecting on the final blooms
a red flower with many clumps of fresh snowflakes
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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edfujawa.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday for the historic tour of the old Indianapolis Zoo site. We had a great turnout and great weather. And thanks to @kmr.me for the photos!
kmr.me Kevin Retzke @kmr.me · 2d
Yesterday we had a great walking tour around Washington Park by @edfujawa.bsky.social on the history of the old Indianapolis Zoo. /1
Ed stands on a circular concrete pad that was the former site of the avian cages, a bright yellow tree behind him. A group stands on a narrow walkway, surrounded by partially-bare trees Ed speaks, arms gesturing, while standing in front of a colorful playground and fall foliage. Ed speaks in front of the re-dug lake at Washington Park, a small pond now, fringed by yellow and orange foliage, as low sun shines through the trees.
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Ode to the family members, friends, and strangers who make signs, wake up early, carry gear, ring bells, and cheer everyone on to make each race more than an expensive long run.
A girl stands with her family along Monument Circle with a sign, cheering on the runners in the background A family stands on the side of the road cheering on runners A tired half marathon racer is cheered on by two people holding sings, one a picture of a Mario power up mushroom A girl holds a pink hand-drawn sign as runners pass on the cobblestones of Monument Circle
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
kmr.me
Yesterday we had a great walking tour around Washington Park by @edfujawa.bsky.social on the history of the old Indianapolis Zoo. /1
Ed stands on a circular concrete pad that was the former site of the avian cages, a bright yellow tree behind him. A group stands on a narrow walkway, surrounded by partially-bare trees Ed speaks, arms gesturing, while standing in front of a colorful playground and fall foliage. Ed speaks in front of the re-dug lake at Washington Park, a small pond now, fringed by yellow and orange foliage, as low sun shines through the trees.
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Monumental Marathon in Indy this morning, great weather—cool, partially sunny, calm—for some great racing and hopefully lots of sweet PRs! Happy to be sitting out this year.

Tons of photos and video to process, but will probably find the best shots of the day are from the Kodak Charmera anyways :-)
Runners pass in front of the Indianapolis War Memorial Runners pass in front of Veterans Memorial Plaza Runners cast shadows on the street in downtown Indianapolis Marathon front-runners round a turn
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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the hoary Lighthouse, distant, austere, in the midst; and on the right, as far as the eye could see, fading and falling, in soft low pleats, the green sand dunes with the wild flowing grasses on them, which always seemed to be running away into some moon country, uninhabited of men
—V. Woolf
stigofthedump.bsky.social Stig @stigofthedump.bsky.social · 5d
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🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100
#BelieveInFilm #filmphotography #pinhole
Fuzzy photo of a lighthouse on a beach. The light in the photo kind of appears to emanate from the lighthouse.
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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man I'm so sick of having to float my wagon across the river, can't wait for this bridge to be finished!
A modified screenshot from the game Oregon Trail of a covered wagon crossing a river, with the caption "White River Crossing / June 20, 2025"
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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May you be touched by his noodly appendage. Ramen.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Some beautiful colors out today (when the sun was willing to come out), but I find these 1-bit Charmera shots more interesting. 🤷
A black-and-white photo of a river bend, sparse trees in the foreground. Black-and-white photo of a grain elevator with several concrete silos, with a prominent American flag on the side near the top of the elevator. Electric wires and a chain-link fence cross in the foreground.
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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"I don't fear death; I try to avoid it, as I think we all do. But I suspect that, in the end, I will welcome it. I think it will be very comforting, and I want to earn it."
—Tim Curry

Remember those who have earned it, and live your life in such a way that others will want to remember you.
A Dia de Muertos altar with yellow and red flowers, bottles of tequila, and a small photo of a couple. A Dia de Muertos altar with a skeletal figure wearing and holding red flowers, alongside candles and flowers.
November 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Charmera caturday
Cat looking back at the camera, bit of side-eye, usual perturbed look.
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Beware that his shadow doth not burden your dreams with horrible fears.
A grainy black-and-white photo of a person's shadow on a sidewalk
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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ok @behindthebluemotel.com this Charmera is pretty fun
A black-and-white photo of a park, black obelisk in the background and a lamp and bench in the foreground under trees. A gothic church-like tower rises over a line of trees and the curved edge of a fountain in the foreground. A Gothic church-like tower seen between a forest of flag poles flying state flags. A small brick building, sign in the window says "Chroma"
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Brutalist in Blue
A blocky concrete and limestone building, blue sky with wispy clouds above, and a building with dark blue windows with white and red trim in the foreground.
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Just a fresh coat of paint they said
Interior of a gutted building, bare concrete floor and ceiling and steel beams, lit at night by work lights hanging from the ceiling. A ladder stands in the foreground.
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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safestreetsindy.org
Let's make sure all trick-or-treaters get home safe tonight! 🎃👻

Drivers:
* Put down your phone
* Pay extra close attention to the road
* SLOW DOWN!

Across the U.S. more children are killed by drivers on Halloween than any other day of the year.

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
kmr.me
Mood: aslant
A close shot of a geometric sculpture composed of many rectangular blocks in a stepped arrangement, with the light illuminating one face at such an angle to create nearly perfect diagonal shadows. A telephoto shot along a scaffolding walkway, a line of bare industrial lights running along the ceiling, and a diagonal shaft of light cutting across from the upper left to the lower right.
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Mishawaka, said the administration appears to have options but the issue is too complicated to add to the committee’s agenda."

it's too complicated to solve real problems in Indiana, instead we'll focus on easy, fake ones.
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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behindthebluemotel.com
New on The Wall™️
A collection of photographic prints on a wall.
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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hey Indianapolis folks, with the looming SNAP disruption I'm looking for suggestions for how to best help people who will be going hungry around Indy. What orgs will be hit especially hard and need—and will be able to use—extra assistance the most?
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Fall in Indiana delivering!

This weekend I rode the full Monon trail, from downtown Indy to beyond Sheridan, and the canal towpath.
The Monon paved rail trail shrouded in green and yellow. People can be seen waling on the trail into the distance. Trees changing colors reflected in the Indiana central canal, a footbridge crossing in the middle and a gravel path along the right side. The Monon trail with newer pavement, lined with yellow and orange trees. A tunnel under a highway, "Monon" written over the entrance in red letters, with a bright red tree alongside.
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Yesterday the Eiteljorg Museum hosted Dia de Muertos; what a wonderful celebration of life and culture!
Women dressed as elaborate Catrinas line up outside the museum. A man stands with his son at a shrine with many photos of loved ones and letters written to them. Flags hang in front that say "Raices de Amor / Roots of Love" A woman dressed in an elaborate Catrina costume, all black with red roses and green leaves as decoration. She's wearing a very wide-brimmed hat that has black lace hanging down from the brim. Two youth sit on a wall, one dressed as a vaquero in black, his face half made up as an elaborate skull.
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM